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Lexicon :: Strong's G3372 - mēkos

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μῆκος
Transliteration
mēkos (Key)
Pronunciation
may'-kos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to μέγας (G3173)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
81x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μῆκος mēkos, may'-kos; probably akin to G3173; length (literally or figuratively) length.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3372 in the following manner: length (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3372 in the following manner: length (3x).

  1. length

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μῆκος mēkos, may'-kos; probably akin to G3173; length (literally or figuratively) length.
STRONGS G3372:
μῆκος, μηκεος (μήκους), τό, from Homer down; the Sept. very often for אֹרֶך; length: Revelation 21:16; τό πλάτος καί μῆκος καί βάθος καί ὕψος, language used in shadowing forth the greatness, extent, and number of the blessings received from Christ, Ephesians 3:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ephesians
3:18
Revelation
21:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3372 matches the Greek μῆκος (mēkos),
which occurs 42 times in 37 verses in 'Eze' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10½ feet square, with a distance between them of 8¾ feet[fn] along the passage wall. The gateway’s inner threshold, which led to the entry room at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10½ feet front to back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8 - He also measured the entry room of the gateway.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:18 - This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:20 - The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21 - Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:25 - It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:36 - The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42 - There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31½ inches square and 21 inches high.[fn] On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:47 - Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49 - The entry room was 35 feet[fn] wide and 21 feet[fn] deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:2 - The doorway was 17½ feet[fn] wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8¾ feet[fn] long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:4 - The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet[fn] long and 35 feet wide. “This,” he told me, “is the Most Holy Place.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:12 - A large building stood on the west, facing the Temple courtyard. It was 122½ feet wide and 157½ feet long, and its walls were 8¾ feet[fn] thick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:13 - Then the man measured the Temple, and it was 175 feet[fn] long. The courtyard around the building, including its walls, was an additional 175 feet in length.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:15 - The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide.
The sanctuary, the inner room, and the entry room of the Temple

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:22 - There was an altar made of wood, 5¼ feet high and 3½ feet across.[fn] Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. “This,” the man told me, “is the table that stands in the LORD’s presence.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:2 - This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet[fn] long and 87½ feet[fn] wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4 - Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17½ feet[fn] wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex,[fn] and all the doors faced north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:7 - There was an outer wall that separated the rooms from the outer courtyard; it was 87½ feet long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:8 - This wall added length to the outer block of rooms, which extended for only 87½ feet, while the inner block—the rooms toward the Temple—extended for 175 feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11 - There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:16 - The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24½ feet by 24½ feet,[fn] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10½-inch curb[fn] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1 - “When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the LORD as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8⅓ miles long and 6⅔ miles wide.[fn] The entire area will be holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3 - Within the larger sacred area, measure out a portion of land 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide.[fn] Within it the sanctuary of the Most Holy Place will be located.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5 - The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:6 - “Adjacent to the larger sacred area will be a section of land 8⅓ miles long and 1⅔ miles wide.[fn] This will be set aside for a city where anyone in Israel can live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:7 - “Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with the east side of the sacred lands and city, and the second section will share a border on the west side. Then the far eastern and western borders of the prince’s lands will line up with the eastern and western boundaries of the tribal areas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:22 - Each of these enclosures was 70 feet long and 52½ feet wide,[fn] surrounded by walls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8 - “South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8⅓ miles[fn] wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9 - “The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8⅓ miles long and 6⅔ miles wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10 - For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8⅓ miles long by 3⅓ miles wide,[fn] with the LORD’s Temple at the center.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13 - “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8⅓ miles long by 6⅔ miles wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18 - Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west[fn] along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21 - “The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8⅓ miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center.
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